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WorksheetsRocks & Rock Cycle
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rocks are formed by
a)
minerals
b)
other metals
c)
small particles
d)
sediments
2.
Rocks formed by small fragments of other rocks
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
igneous rocks
d)
fragmented rocks
3.
Rocks made of magma which has cooled
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
volcanic minerals
4.
A rock formed by fragments of different rocks and minerals
a)
detrital rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
organic rock
d)
igneous rock
5.
Magma cools down slowly deep in the Earth's crust
a)
plutonic rock
b)
volcanic rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
sedimentary rock
6.
Foliated means
a)
with layers
b)
irregular shape
c)
organic
d)
inorganic
7.
Process of changes in solid rock because high pressure and temperature
a)
metamorphism
b)
metamorphosis
c)
meteorization
d)
weathering
8.
the 'in situ' breaking down of rocks by direct contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, or living things
a)
weathering
b)
rock cycle
c)
erosion
d)
melt down
9.
sandstone
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
10.
clay
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
11.
conglomerate
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
12.
limestone
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
13.
coal
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
14.
oil
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
15.
granite
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
16.
pumice
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
17.
basalt
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
18.
lava
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
19.
slate
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
20.
gneiss
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
21.
marble
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
22.
quartzite
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
23.
Heat & pressure
a)
metamorphism
b)
volcanism
c)
magmarism
d)
lithification
24.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
25.
Deposition & lithification or compacting & cementing produce
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
igneous rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
26.
oil and coal
a)
organic rocks
b)
minerals
c)
metamorphic rocks
d)
igneous rocks
27.
Weathering & erosion produce
a)
sediments
b)
volcanic rocks
c)
igneous rocks
28.
In which type of the following rocks can you find a fossil
a)
limestone
b)
granite
c)
basalt
d)
magma
29.
The most abundant rock in the sea floor
a)
basalt
b)
marble
c)
limestone
d)
granite
30.
Quartz + feldspar + mica
a)
granite
b)
basalt
c)
limestone
d)
slate
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